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We are not outside the storm, but at its very center—without any means of protection.

By Afaf Aniba

The current era is one of military superiority—an era in which victory and the protection of the stronger economy are determined by force. We all know that today’s military and technological superiority belongs to the great powers, including the Zionist entity, and that there is currently no real way for us to bridge the gap separating us from them. Since their civilizational rise, these powers have understood the necessity of developing their military arsenals ; during the Cold War, for example, competition was at its peak.

In today’s world, emerging powers are asserting themselves forcefully, from South Africa to India, and from China to Brazil. The contours of a new form of competition are becoming clear—a competition over economic resources :

– A struggle over supply chains
– Over rare resources
– Over control of advanced technologies

China alone possesses enormous quantities of rare minerals, which significantly enhances its bargaining power on the international stage.

By contrast, the United States—under Trump and in the post-Trump era—will continue to operate according to the framework established in its new military doctrine, which is based on the need to subdue all forces competing within its geostrategic environment. It has already begun to apply this doctrine in practice against Venezuela. The question remains: will it succeed in imposing it on the rest of Central and South America?

The criterion governing international relations today is based on the degree of legitimacy states acquire through building productive economies, developing science and technology, and ensuring the integrity of their ruling elites. The world is thus divided into two camps: one that dominates the global scene because it possesses the keys to sovereignty, and another that lives on the margins, having become an arena for contention among the great powers. Where will this conflict lead, as it places us at the heart of the storm? We do not know.

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